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Atlanta sales tax rate (GA)

Atlanta straddles Fulton and DeKalb counties and layers a municipal option sales tax for water and sewer, so the rate differs across the city line.

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Quick answer

The combined sales tax rate in Atlanta, GA is 8.9% as of January 1, 2026 — 4% state + 3% county + 1.9% city. On a $100 purchase that is $8.90 in tax, for a total of $108.90. Georgia's statewide base is 4%.

Components estimatedEffective January 1, 2026 · rank 18 of 94 covered metros
Combined rate
8.9%
State share
4%
Local share
4.9%County + city + districts
Tax on $100
$8.90

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The full combined rate of 8.9% applies to general merchandise.

Enter a pre-tax amount to see the tax due in Atlanta, GA.

Pre-tax
$100
Sales tax at 8.9%
$8.90
Total
$108.90

Tax is rounded to the nearest cent on the full transaction, which is how most registers compute it. Line-item rounding can differ by a cent or two on long receipts.

Is 8.9% high?

Where Atlanta sits against the state and the covered-metro median, in points and in dollars.

vs covered median
+0.95 ptsMedian 7.95%
Local share
55%4.9% of the total
Cost per household
$2,314Per year on $26,000 taxable spend
Jurisdiction layers
3Stacked into the combined rate

8.9% in Atlanta — high. It ranks 18 of 94 covered metros, +0.95 pts against the 7.95% median. On $26,000 of taxable household spending that is $2,314 a year, $247 above it.

Local government sets 4.9% of the total, 55% of the bill; the state takes 4%. 3 layers stack: Georgia state 4%, Fulton County LOST and MARTA 3%, City of Atlanta MOST and TSPLOST 1.9%. The Fulton County LOST and MARTA increment at 3% is the largest local piece — 61% of everything local, worth $780 a year on its own.

Same bracket nationally: New York City, NY (8.875%). A household relocating between Atlanta and any of them sees no meaningful change in sales tax.

Scale: 510,823 residents, roughly 204,329 households. At $26,000 of taxable spend each, the 4.9% local share pulls about $260,315,146 a year from residents alone — before any visitor or business spending, which in a metro this size is where the rest comes from.

Atlanta straddles Fulton and DeKalb counties and layers a municipal option sales tax for water and sewer, so the rate differs across the city line.

Rates move when a district measure passes or a local option expires. Confirm the current figure with the Georgia Department of Revenue before filing or quoting it to a customer.

Jurisdiction breakdown

Every layer that makes up the combined rate, and how much of the total each one contributes.

Sales tax rate composition for Atlanta, GA: 4% Georgia state, 3% Fulton County LOST and MARTA, 1.9% City of Atlanta MOST and TSPLOST, totalling 8.9%.
Sales tax rate components for Atlanta, GA
JurisdictionLevelRateShare of total
Georgia statestate4%
45%
Fulton County LOST and MARTAcounty3%
34%
City of Atlanta MOST and TSPLOSTcity1.9%
21%
Combined rate8.9%
Source: Georgia Department of Revenue rate tables · rates as published for 2026

Atlanta sales tax reference table

Tax due at 8.9% on common purchase amounts.

Tax due at 8.9% for common purchase amounts
PurchaseSales taxTotal
$10$0.89$10.89
$25$2.23$27.23
$50$4.45$54.45
$100$8.90$108.90
$500$44.50$544.50
$1,000$89.00$1089.00
$5,000$445.00$5445.00
$25,000$2225.00$27225.00

Reverse out sales tax

Enter a receipt total and we split the item price from the 8.9% tax collected.

Backing out 8.9% for Atlanta, GA.

Item price before tax
$100
Sales tax collected
$8.90

What this rate applies to

Georgia publishes the taxable base separately from the rate. Groceries, prescription drugs, clothing and services are treated differently state to state, and several categories in Georgia are taxed at reduced rates or exempt entirely. Atlanta straddles Fulton and DeKalb counties and layers a municipal option sales tax for water and sewer, so the rate differs across the city line. Check the Georgia Department of Revenue guidance for the category you are pricing before assuming 8.9% applies.

Atlanta at a glance

Population
510,823
Median household income
$85,880
County
Fulton County
ZIP codes covered
12
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